S02.111A: Type II occipital condyle fracture, unspecified side, initial encounter for closed fracture
S02.111A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for type ii occipital condyle fracture, unspecified side, initial encounter for closed fracture. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S02.111A with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter for closed fracture
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S02
- A
- initial encounter for closed fracture
- B
- initial encounter for open fracture
- D
- subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- G
- subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- K
- subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S
- sequela
Other codes that can never be billed with S02.111A
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- S01Open wound of head
Risk adjustment
S02.111A risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 399 Major Head Injury without Loss of Consciousness0.199 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
S02.111A is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
- A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S02.111
- S02.111BType II occipital condyle fracture, unspecified side, initial encounter for open fracture
- S02.111DType II occipital condyle fracture, unspecified side, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S02.111GType II occipital condyle fracture, unspecified side, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S02.111KType II occipital condyle fracture, unspecified side, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S02.111SType II occipital condyle fracture, unspecified side, sequela